Biggest Forests In The World
Forests are the larger landmasses that are covered with tress and they are one of the most influential and significant natural wonders granted to planet earth. This article is listing some of the biggest forests in the world.
Forests purify air we breath in, filter the water we drink, prevents soils erosion, battles with climate change and provides shelter to countless species of wild animals. All species on earth are directly or indirectly dependent on forests. Check this article out to know some of the biggest forests in the world.
Amazon Forest
Amazon rainforest is the biggest forest in the world. Amazon Forest is located in South America and it covers the land of nine nations including Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Amazon river that flows across the forest is the largest river basin in the world. Total area of Amazon rainforest is 2,100,000 sq. miles. There is a wide range of flora and fauna in the forest. According to the studies Amazon is home to 390 Billion individual trees that are divided into 40,000 plant species. Along with that there are 1,300 bird species, 2,200 species of fishes, 427 types of mammals, 430 amphibian species, 380 reptile species and over 2.5 million different types of insects found in Amazon.
Congo Rainforest
Congo rainforest is the second largest forest in the world that is located across the boundaries of six countries namely Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, The democratic republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. This rainforest covers the total are of 3 million km2. There are 6000 species of trees, 10000 species of animals and more that 100 species of birds living in the rainforest. It is also home to Congo River, one of the largest rivers in the world. The Congo River is the deepest river in the world measuring the known height of 720 feet. Congo rainforest basin is the only home of all three species of gorilla including lowland gorilla, the endangered mountain gorilla and endemic lowland gorilla.
Valdivian Temperate rainforest
Covering the total area of 248,100 kilometer square, Valdivian Temperate rain forest is the third biggest forest in the world. It is located in South America and it shares borders with Chile and Argentina. It comes under the category of broadleaf and mixed forest. It home to number of exotic plants and animal species. Valdivian Rainforest is the only rainforest in the world that consists of Glaciers.
Tongass National Forest
Tongass forest is the largest National forest of USA. It is a temperate rainforest that is home to a large number of endangered species of flora and fauna. It covers total area of 68000-kilometer square. This forest consists of Island, Mountains, and Glaciers. It’s a forest that has the largest number of bald eagles and also some other species such as brown bears, moose, porpoises, mountain goats, black bears and wolves.
Rainforest of Xishuangbanna
China’s Xishuangbanna rainforest is one of the largest forests in Asia. This rainforest comprises 16% of china’s total plant diversity and contain more than 5000 species of vascular plants. There are numerous birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians species living in the forest and it is significant to the ecosystem of China. Asian elephants, Green Peacocks and indo Chinese Tigers are the main highlight of this forest.
